AS AT 19
JANUARY 2001
(2000 Final Edition)
A New Tax System (Family
Assistance and Related Measures) Bill 2000
Simplifies the structure and administration
of family assistance by amending the: A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to: provide the administrative infrastructure to support the payment
of child care benefit; clarify the operation of certain aspects of the
family assistance law; replace regulation-making powers with substantive
provisions; and make technical amendments; and Social Security Act 1991 in relation to a 4 per cent increase
for certain social security payment supplements and allowances. Also
makes consequential and technical amendments to 7 other Acts and contains
savings and transitional provisions.
Reps: Intro. 9/3/00; Passed 5/4/00
Main committee: Referred 4/4/00
Senate: Intro. 5/4/00; Passed
12/4/00
SBC report 6/00 (tabled and adopted
12/4/00): No reference
Committee amendments: 1 Govt/passed;
4 Opp/passed
Committee requests: 2 Govt/passed
[Reps made Senate requests
and agreed to Senate amendments nos 1 and 5 and disagreed to amendments
nos 2, 3 and 4, 12/4/00; Senate did not insist on its amendments 13/4/00]
Assent: 3/5/00; Act No. 45, 2000
A New

AS AT 10
FEBRUARY 1999
(1998 Final Edition)
1998
Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans’
Entitlements) Bill 1998
To amend the: Social Security Act 1991 in relation to: exemption from the
“sharers rule” to recipients of certain rent assistance; and removal
of the 12-month waiting period for parenting payment for single foster
carers; Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: change the income test
for the seniors health card; and extend income limits; and National Health Act 1953 to issue health care cards to fostered
children in certain circumstances.
Reps: Intro. 12/11/98; Passed
25/11/98
Main committee: Referred 24/11/98
Senate: Intro. 26/11/98; Passed
3/12/98
SBC report 11/98 (tabled and adopted
26/11/98): No reference
Assent: 11/12/98; Act No. 116, 1998
A New
Tax System (Aged Care Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Bill
1998
Part of a package of 16 bills to introduce
a new taxation system, the bill amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to quarantine the 4 per cent pension increase
from the fees payable by residential aged care recipients; and to ensure
that war widows and widowers pay the same amount in income tested fees
as